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FOGALORD, epic metal band telling about legends and myths from the Lands of the Fog.
The debut album, titled 'A Legend To Believe In' has been released on October 5th, 2012 by Limb Music. Follow the fog...

Top 10 Power metal albums
#1 | FOGALORD – Masters of War
Duration : 54:13 (11 tracks)
Review :
I have been anticipating this moment. Introducing something I love is always a great experience when people around are willing to listen. Alright, I am ever so proud to present to you my favorite Power metal album this year ! Coming from Italy, « Masters of War » is the second album by Fogalord, a ten year old formation that focuses on their self-created fantasy lore. Another Rhapsody duplicate ? Boy, you can’t imagine how wrong you are.
Their debut « A Legend to Believe In » being a magnificient piece of Epic metal, my expectations were so high that I thought the album could barely fulfill them. But it did. Sounding like the perfect follow-up, ‘Masters of War’ has kept the positive of its predecessor while evolving on its weaknesses. As soon as the male and female choirs kicked in on the intro and my tears of joy flowing along these, I knew the guys managed to do it again. Filled with power and glory, I now go into one of the best Power metal song this year (« Rising Through the Mist of Time »), blending virtuoso guitars, huge keyboards and even blast beats at times. Vocals courtesy of Daniele Bisi sound quite scratchy but I am used to it since the spinning frequency of their debut, and furthermore it doesn’t take anything away from the overall experience, it rather emphasizes the unperfect voice of a soldier for instance.
The ambiance stays guitar-oriented but with a strong presence of orchestrations. This could be a no-go for small productions but the italians succeeded in having a clear and powerful sound all along.
In 54 minutes, Fogalord also tries to go slower with interludes and ballads, namely « The Gift of the White Lady » but with songwriting this good all I want is fckin more of it (although I get the fact that those might be necessary from a storytelling standpoint). In the same vein, I am a huge fan of the waving vocals in « Absence of Light » that create a thick aura around the song, always supported by epic synth layers in the back. For variety purposes, bagpipes also invite themselves to the riff party but fit in well, such as in the intro or « The Storm of Steel ». Further on when the record is becoming a bit darker, some Black metal elements are included but their presence propels the whole record up instead of inhibiting it, such as in the stunning « When the Blizzard Awakes » - a huge orchestra-based Power metal hymn that displays a super melodic solo and actually my favorite in ‘Masters of War’.
The album finale « The Sword’s Will » obviously stands out for it mixes everything the band is good at, be it epic riffing, exceptionally catchy vocal lines or explosive double bass drums. It is indeed the strongest track thanks to its consistency even on 12 minutes and the ability the band has to create melodies even in simple riffs. But this one is just the icing on the cake : there is much to go through before and you’ll notice it if you’ll ever take the plunge into this masterpiece.
In the end, I didn’t have a hard time deciding #1 for Fogalord crafted a superior album and I knew all along that it would be pratically impossible for another band to match the epicness of « Masters of War ».
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Highlights : Master of War, Absence of Light, When the Blizzard Awakes, The Sword’s Will
Weaker track(s) : none really.

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FOGALORD, epic metal band telling about legends and myths from the Lands of the Fog.
The debut album, titled 'A Legend To Believe In' has been released on October 5th, 2012 by Limb Music. Follow the fog...